The Cottagers continued their undefeated home record in Thursday's Europa League quarterfinal, but conceded an away goal in the waning minutes that the Germans will gladly carry with them for next week's return leg.

Michael Bradley became the latest US starter to suffer an injury in the lead-up to South Africa, however will barely miss a step as his broken nose is only expected to keep him off the field until Monday.

Steve Cherundolo will likely make his return to the starting line-up when Hannover 96 host FC Cologne while David Yeldell will be between the sticks when TuS Koblenz tries to climb out of the relegation zone.

Clint Dempsey and the Cottagers have their path for the final stages of the Europa League set, and now await an April Fool's Day visit from Bundesliga Champions Wolfsburg to kick off their quarterfinal draw.

Americans will be crossing paths in Germany once again when Ricardo Clark and Eintracht Frankfurt head to Hannover and Steve Cherundolo, while Michael Bradley and Borussia Mönchengladbach host Wolfsburg.

Michael Bradley will be back with Gladbach as they face off against Dortmund while Daniel Williams and Steve Cherundolo will both be looking to get back in the mix as their two teams square off against each other.

While the US National team in Amsterdam welcomed back two familiar faces in Oguchi Onyewu and Steve Cherundolo who have both been working their way back from injuries, a not-so-familiar face has also joined the team as they prepare for Holland.